English Explanatory Dictionary

paravane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines.
  2. A towed underwater object with hydrofoils, of diverse uses.

Word forms

paravane paravanes

Etymology

From para- + vane.

Synonyms

water kite
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